New Candy is Actually Edible Deodorant

We've all heard the saying, "you are what you eat." But thanks to a company that created ingestible deodorant, maybe we should now say, "you smell like what you eat."

According to The Guardian, Beneo, a U.S.-based company, created a candy that controls how people smell. Called Deo Perfume Candy, the sweet releases a rose scent after consumption. It will also make the candy eater smell like roses for up to six hours.

Apparently the candy is similar to garlic. Both foods contain compounds that cannot be broken down so they are instead released through skin pores. Geraniol, a compound found in plants like roses, lavender, and vanilla, is used in this case to create garlic's effect, except this time with a pleasant scent.

The candies are sugar-free and tangerine-flavored and are currently for sale online at the steep price of $10 for a small bag. They are already available in Spain, Germany, China, Korea, and Armenia. The sweets are being repackaged and will be released around Valentine's Day in the UK.

Beneo isn't the first company to market edible deodorant. Swallowable Parfum is a Dutch company currently in the process of creating a capsule that acts as deodorant. Otoko Kaoru chewing gum was launched in Japan several years ago and was first to use the concept of geraniol to make people smell sweet.